Cretus Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Cretus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cretus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1421:372,82827,176
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Cretus (1,169) may also be a first name.

Cretus Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cretus Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cretus is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cretus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,380,086th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Cretus live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Cretus is also the 232,342nd most widespread given name in the world It is held by 1,169 people.

The last name Cretus is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 372,828. In Tanzania Cretus is most common in: Kagera Region, where 83 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 6 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 3 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crestus9227/
Creytus921/
Cretu9135,665/
Chreatus861/
Kretus8330/
Certus8319/
Crettu831/
Cretui831/
Cretos831/
Cretau830/
Cirtus830/
Cretaud7788/
Crestou7746/
Cretoux7718/
Cristus7716/
Cretaux7711/
Cirtaus776/
Kreytus774/
Kreitus772/
Creteux771/
Creytou771/
Cretoos770/
Critu73101/
Kretu734/
Crétu731/
Christus71191/
Crestaux7157/
Kreituse7125/
Cretault718/
Khrestus713/
Kreituss712/
Cristhus711/
Cristuis711/
Crettaux711/
Chrystus711/
Cristtus711/
Cresstup710/
Cristu67587/
Krytus6755/
Kertus6728/
Sritus678/
Christous678/
Kretos675/
Kretuś672/
Cretoo671/
Critos671/
Critou671/
Kritus671/
Kreutu671/
Kirtus671/
Kretui671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cretus
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